Hello all, I have a Sprint iPhone 4S, recently used IMEI unlock. Now I have been told to update to iOS 6.0.1 in order for iTunes to show that my iTunes is factory unlocked, thing is I don't want to lose my jailbreak on 5.1.1 and I already have SAM ticket for my current SIM.

I have tried to deactivate with SAM then insert a foreign SIM, but still, iTunes says that only carrier SIMs are supported. So is there any way to get the factory unlockd message from iTunes without updating to iOS 6.0.1? Could re-restoring from 5.1.1 to 5.1.1 with the latest Redsn0w make it happen?

I am already outside of US and will soon travel abroad from my current location so I'd need a different SIM from my SAM activated SIM, so I would greatly appreciate your input regarding this case.

or you can just press Extra, plug phone in and there should be a deactivte button somewhere. i've done this for an ios6 ip4 non-jailbroken just to IMEI unlock.
after that plug phone into itunes and it will activte. or activate it through wifi on your phone.

or you can just press Extra, plug phone in and there should be a deactivte button somewhere. i've done this for an ios6 ip4 non-jailbroken just to IMEI unlock.
after that plug phone into itunes and it will activte. or activate it through wifi on your phone.

That won't work on a 4S. And is not needed in any case. All that is needed is putting a different carrier sim in the phone on a 4S. In a few seconds it will kick back to the activation screen.

Originally Posted by iSea

Hello all, I have a Sprint iPhone 4S, recently used IMEI unlock. Now I have been told to update to iOS 6.0.1 in order for iTunes to show that my iTunes is factory unlocked, thing is I don't want to lose my jailbreak on 5.1.1 and I already have SAM ticket for my current SIM.

I have tried to deactivate with SAM then insert a foreign SIM, but still, iTunes says that only carrier SIMs are supported. So is there any way to get the factory unlockd message from iTunes without updating to iOS 6.0.1? Could re-restoring from 5.1.1 to 5.1.1 with the latest Redsn0w make it happen?

I am already outside of US and will soon travel abroad from my current location so I'd need a different SIM from my SAM activated SIM, so I would greatly appreciate your input regarding this case.

Thanks in advance.

*iTunes message after deactivating through SAM...

Sounds like your unlock was not successful if you are still getting sim not supported message after deactivating with Sam. You shouldn't be using Sam at all with a 4S though. I would suggest deactivating and removing Sam altogether. Then reboot and try activating with a different carrier sim in. If iTunes still gives you SIM card not supported message than your phone is not unlocked and you should take it up with whoever supposedly unlocked it for you.